Parcel Of Steeleye Span, A (Their First Five Chrysalis Albums 1972-1975) - Steeleye Span

One Misty Moisty Morning

Advantages: Great variety of songs, enough tracks to keep anybody occupied for some time.
Disadvantages: Slightly genre-specific, I suppose.

that the emphasis is a great deal more on the folk. Over the years, Steeleye Span have recorded an incredible number of songs, many of which have been traditional English folk-tunes. Some of these they have recorded faithfully to the original accepted renderings, but many they have altered with their inimitable electric edge. Further songs are American folk-tunes, while there are also a considerable number that the band wrote for themselves. The most famous of Steeleye Span's songs, however, is probably Gaudete, a monastic chant in Latin usually associated with Christmas albums. ('Gaudete' means 'Rejoice'; the line is 'Gaudete, Gaudete! Christus est nostus...' which means, 'Rejoice, rejoice, for Christ is born!') Gaudete is certainly a worthy song to buy the album for on its own, presided over as it is by Maddy Prior's pure ...

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Review of Spanning The Years - Steeleye Span

A life of Deedes which almost spanned the century

Advantages: Lively, entertaining and well-written
Disadvantages: None really

Bill Deedes holds the distinction of being, so far, the only person in Britain to be at different times both a cabinet minister and editor of a national newspaper. He had a remarkably packed life as a journalist, and was a close observer of several world issues, from the Abyssinian war in the 1930s to the Darfur crisis of the 21st century. It is that career, rather than his political one, for which he will probably be remembered most. Born in 1913, he decided his immediate future lay in working for the press. At the age of 18 he joined the ailing Morning Post, which was on the point of being merged with the Daily Telegraph. As an army officer during the Second World War, he was awarded the MC, but like many others who saw action at that time the experience left him profoundly disillusioned with ?the damned papers?, and their ...

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Review of The Remarkable Lives of Bill Deedes - Stephen Robinson

SPICK AND SPAN

Advantages: Done well, it can enhance your lifestyle.
Disadvantages: Done badly, it can make your life a nightmare.

. Believe me. Using this premise, start with undercoating all your woodwork, lightly sanding between coats, and then topcoating skirtings, windows, doors, casings, etc. Leave the paint to dry. EMULSIONING Here is where you get the paint in your hair. First coating on plaster walls should be watered down a little. A cup of water to 5 litres of paint, as the paint will go on better and seal the porous surface. Use a good quality roller and roller tray and cut in with a small paintbrush. Wipe any spills from your woodwork as you work ! Leave to dry, and go wash all the cups you dirtied because they are littering the sink. SECOND COAT On the second coat, be very careful that there are no roller traces left on the wall and that the paint is evenly applied. This is the nice stage, where your room begins to look like a room again ...

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Review of Member Advice on Painting/Priming